Emergence in Mind

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Emergence in Mind

Author	: Graham Macdonald
File Size	: 41,6 Mb
Publisher	: Oxford University Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 29 April 2010
ISBN	: 9780199583621
Pages	: 297 pages

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Emergence in Mind by Graham Macdonald Book PDF Summary

There have long been controversies about how minds can fit into a physical universe. In Emergence in Mind a distinguished group of philosophers discuss whether mental properties can be said to 'emerge' from physical processes. The discussion is extended to cover the role emergence may play in free will and agency, and in the special sciences.

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The Emergence of Consciousness by Anthony Freeman

A collection of essays on the relation between the conscious mind and the body. In this text, philosopher Robert Van Gulick gives a clear overview and comparison on "emergent" and "reductive" approaches, while others discuss more detailed aspects.

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Emergence in Mind by Graham Macdonald,Cynthia Macdonald

There have long been controversies about how minds can fit into a physical universe. In 'Emergence in Mind' a distinguished group of philosophers discuss whether mental properties can be said to 'emerge' from physical processes.

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An anthology that traces the representation of consciousness and mind creation in English literature from 700 to the present.

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Strong claims have been made for emergence as a new paradigm for understanding science, consciousness, and religion. Tracing the past history and current definitions of the concept, Clayton assesses the case for emergent phenomena in the natural world and their significance for philosophy and theology. Complex emergent phenomena require irreducible

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Emergence in Mind by Cynthia Macdonald,Graham Macdonald

There have long been controversies about how it is that minds can fit into a physical universe. Emergence in Mind presents new essays by a distinguished group of philosophers investigating whether mental properties can be said to 'emerge' from the physical processes in the universe. Such emergence requires mental properties

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This book presents an ontologically and methodologically well founded Physicalist proposal that does not lose sight of the special particularity and alleged irreducibility of some of the most obvious phenomena of our existence, such as the human mind. The author provides a compelling argument against the most widely accepted interpretation

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Recent neuroscience research makes it clear that human biology is cultural biology - we develop and live our lives in socially constructed worlds that vary widely in their structure values, and institutions. This integrative volume brings together interdisciplinary perspectives from the human, social, and biological sciences to explore culture, mind,

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